Amazon FBA News - 3 Low Inventory Fee Updates Sellers Must Know

Amazon Breaking Seller News! Amazon eases and clarifies low inventory fees.

Gather around kids this is a good read.

First the Transition period is extended to May 14.

Seasonal products and end of life ASINs are getting a reprieve. Fees do not apply if the product has less than 20 units sold in the past 7 days.

"Because of the greater unpredictability in managing inventory levels for seasonal, end-of-life, and other low-volume products with varying demand, starting May 15, the low-inventory-level fee will not apply to products that have sold less than 20 units in the past 7 days." - From the Seller News page.

Another good update is the fact that Amazon claims they won't charge this fee if they mess up on late checkins or excessive inbound handling. (I bet you're going to need to fight them on this tho).

"Low-inventory-level fees incurred due to excessive inbounding and processing times caused by Amazon or Amazon-managed services will be credited back to you by the 15th day of the following month."

Amazon also added Timebound exception for Prime Day Deals. Which essentially means if you have a lightning deal, best deal during Prime Day you won't get any low inventory fees.

These are great steps - but the new fee in general is a seller tax and we all know it. It's just Amazon FBA paying it's stock holders with revenue. The consumer will lose here when they inherit the price hikes.

Unless you're a Chinese seller, in that case your government subsidizes you so you can compete on Amazon at lower prices...

This is a breaking alert and I'll add more as I understand it.

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Timestamps:

00:00 - Introduction to Amazon News Update
00:42 - Details on Amazon's Low Inventory Fees Update
01:00 - Specifics on Fee Waivers and Seasonal Products
02:20 - Amazon's Accountability for Inventory Issues
03:01 - Introduction of My Refund Guy Service
03:48 - Challenges of Managing an Amazon Business
04:24 - Prime Day Exceptions and Seller Taxes

[TAROTUMSHAHIN]

It has become unbearable for Amazon to spend daily expenses from where they do not know, and do not know where they come from. The topic is incredibly confusing. Even if we switch to it, we will lose the purchase box, we will lose sales and rankings as well!! We are thinking about moving completely to FBM and focusing on other platforms. The situation has become a war and we are already the losers

[theBernauers]

Not a single US entity benefits from TEMU. All direct to US consumers from China. And USPS likely loses money from subsidized shipping costs. Hurts all Amazon sellers.

[joshmoore]

I would honestly prefer a FBA fee hike than this bs. At least it would be more simple.

[suffolk.candles]

Sounds like a bullshit tax man, subscribed. I like the cut of your jib.